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When one or more teeth are missing it can lead to bone loss at the site of the gap. This loss of jaw bone can develop into additional problems, both with your appearance and your overall health. You may experience pain, problems with your remaining teeth, altered facial appearance, and eventually even the inability to speak and/or eat normally.
In the same way that muscles are maintained through exercise, bone tissue is maintained by use. Natural teeth are embedded in the jaw bone and stimulate the jaw bone through activities such as chewing and biting. When teeth are missing, the alveolar bone, or the portion of the jaw bone that anchors the teeth into the mouth, no longer receives the necessary stimulation it needs and begins to break down, or resorb. The body no longer uses or “needs” the jaw bone, so it deteriorates.
Potential Consequences of Tooth and Jaw Bone Loss
- Problems with remaining teeth, including misalignment, drifting, loosening, and loss
- Collapsed facial profile
- Limited lip support
- Skin wrinkling around the mouth
- Distortion of other facial features
- Jaw (TMJ or temporomandibular joint) pain, facial pain, and headaches
- Difficulty speaking and communicating
- Inadequate nutrition as a result of the inability to chew properly and painlessly
- Sinus expansion
Meet Dr. Kroum Dimitrov.
Professor's Cup Award recipient - recognized for academic and surgical excellence.
Dr. Dimitrov is one of the few dual-certified specialists in Miami-Dade - holding board certifications in both Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS) and Anesthesiology. This combination means a single trusted expert oversees every aspect of your care, from your first consultation through your recovery follow-up.
When you're at Love Your Jaws, you're treated by the doctor - not handed off to an associate or a rotating staff member. Every procedure - from a single wisdom tooth to a full-arch reconstruction - is personally performed by Dr. Dimitrov in our Miami surgery center.
- Board Certified by American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ABOMS)
Board Certified by National Dental Board of Anesthesiology (NDBA)
- Hospital privileges: Baptist Hospital · Doctors Hospital
- Trained: University of Miami / Jackson Memorial Hospital, Chief Resident
- AAOMS Member · ADSA Member